# Muchhal Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/muchhal/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Muchhal Muchhal is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,348 people in 815 households**, the 10th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 4,348people (2011) - 815households - 74.4%literacy - 143111PIN code ## Muchhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muchhal is 143111.** Muchhal falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143111 - Gram panchayatMuchhal - Community development blockTarsika - Census village code037727 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muchhal from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)22 km by road - Rayya (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Muchhal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Muchhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chhajjal Wadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Muchhal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 729 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Muchhal Of every 100 households in Muchhal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Muchhal · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****86%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **28% Tap water ****3%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **52% Use banking services ****58%** **67% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****63%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Muchhal? ■ Muchhal · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784** **804 Working population ****32.3%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 67.7% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 453 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (23%) · **■** Household industry 79 (6%) · **■** Other work 463 (33%) · **■** Marginal 92 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Baba Bakala - Balsarai5,790 people - Wadala Kalan5,028 people - Daulo Nangal4,706 people - Chhajjal Wadi4,501 people - Wazir Bhullar4,324 people - Udho Nangal4,170 people - Jabbowal4,093 people - Gaggar Bhana4,085 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muchhal?143111 - How far is Muchhal from Amritsar?22 km by road - What is the population of Muchhal?4,348 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muchhal in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Muchhal?74.4% (Census 2011)